Library · Alberton
Alberton Branch Library
Alberton’s library is the Alberton Branch Library, a branch of Mineral County Public Library, open about 13 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024County system. Alberton’s branch belongs to Mineral County Public Library, which serves 4,535 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Alberton Branch Library
701 Railroad Avenue, Alberton 59820
13 hrsopen a week
1,022sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Mineral County Public Library
25K
visits
5.4 per resident
39K
loans, print + digital
8.5 per resident
362
programs & events
1,991 attended
2,159
library cards
48% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
5.4 visits · typical 3.0
Higher than 77% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
7.3 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
1.3 e-items · typical 1.0
Higher than 59% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
1.8 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 55% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.4 attendees · typical 0.5
A little below typical (45th percentile)
Cardholders
48% of residents
Higher than 58% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
39K loans last year
Books & media (adults)64%Kids’ books & media21%E-books, audio & streaming15%
Who the programs are for
362 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$31 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $139K.
Local 96%State 4%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.